St. Landry democrat., 1887-10-08


Gascogne, which arrived at New York re-
Gently, was Miss NJ. Kennedy, a Boston
dressmaker. When her baggage had been
} placed on the dock she opened one of he1
trunks, and taking out a silk dress carelessly
threw it on the floor Then she quietly
picked up box that had been under the
dress and handed it to a man, who started
to place it in his trunk, which had
been passed. The move was seen by
special officers who seized the box and
arrested the woman and man. The
box contained four handsome hand-embro
cred dresses worth several hundred dollars
each. The dress that had been thrown aside
was lined with costly laces and silk and satin
dress goods An inspectress found that Miss
Kennedy had laces. silks, &C., to the value
of several thousand dollars concealed on her
person. The goods discovered are valued at
$1,000. Her other baggage, three trunks and
packing-case, were seized, but not opened.
John Hardcastle, farmer living near
Mountain View, Ark, was warned to leave
the country short time ago by men who
held grudge against him. He had large
family and was poor. Hestarted in a wagon
with his wife and effects for the Arkansas
river. After travelling about three miles he
heard his name pronounced by some person
hidden in the underbrush. Hardcastle
grasped his gun and advanced few PAGES,
when two men opened fire on him, rddling
his body with buckshot Five men have
been arrested.
An attempt was made to wreck the st. Louis
express train on the Fitchburg railroad near
North Pownal, Vt. The express runs in two
sections from North Adams. AS the first Sec
ton turned the curve at North Pownal Engi-
neer Pilling saw an obstruction on the track
about three train lengths ahead. The train
was running at speed of about forty miles
an hour. He applied the air brakes, stopping
the train, but not until the engine had
struck a pile of nine ties two of which were
| spiked to the track. The engine did not
leave the track, though several of the ties
were displaced from the pile laid across the
rails. A brakeman was instantly sent back
to signal the rear section, which was only
hve minutes behind, and terrible disaster
was avoided. The trains were detained about
twenty minutes until the track was cleared
Collector Magone at New York, has re-
ceived letter from John S. Kennedy, presi-
dent of the st. Andrews Society, in which
he endeavors to test the act which reads:
"An act to prohibit the importation and
migration of foreigners and aliens under
contract or agreement to perform labor in
the United States, its territories and the
District of Columbia" Mr. Kennedy main
talns that pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Warren,
who has lately arrived in this country to fill
pulpit, was allowed to land in violation of
the above act, as he was secured in England
and his salary specified there likewise The
collector says that the act refers clearly to
laborers, and that he will take no notice of
Mr.. Kennedy's letter.
A dispatch from Indianapolis, Ind, saws
the white Caps" still exist in Harrison,
Crawford, Orange, Martin and Lawrence
counties. Half dozen whippings have
taken place recently. After Wilkes Trotter,
who lives in Marengo county, was whipped
a second time, he was handed this note:
Unless you go to work at wunce and give |
your poore wife the money you earn and |
sease whippin her, we will make you an
other visit" Jerry Bolden, of Orange |
county, who neglected to supply wood for
his wife, was hitched between the shafts of
an express wagon and driven to thicket
The Regulators chopped wood and loaded
it into the wagon and made Bolden pull it
home.
In the United States Court in Boston de-
clslon has been rendered sustaining the
demurrer of the Bell Telephone Company
against the government suit, and the case
was dismissed. The main purpose of the
bill, Judge Colt stated, was to cancel two
natanfS cyranfo6 70 pa1J g,t; IL |
transmitting speech by electricity, on the
ground that they were obtained by fraud.
Acting Attorney General jerks said in
Washington that copy of the opinion
OF the court would be forwarded to him
at once, and that the future action of the
would be determined after that
had been received and read. He intimated
strongly that the case will be appealed to the
United States Supreme Court.
The Dominion government has received
the text of the brief filed by Mr.. Drake, Q.
T., on behalf of the masters and owners of
the sealers seized this season in Behring's
sea. Mr.. Drake filed the following demur-
rer in court at Sitka on behalf of the owners
and masters: II. That the court has no iuris-
diction over the defendants, the alleged Of
lSn'o AoFAlS Deeu COuulJteu DeyOnQ tne
limit of a marine league from the shores of
Alaska Territory. 2. That the act under
which the defendants were arrested is uncon-
'titutional in so far as it restricts free navi-
CATION of Behring's sea for fishing and seal
ng purposes"
A passenger train on the Cairo Vincennes =;
md Chicago gailroad ran into large saw :
og that was laid upon the track about eight
niles south of Vincennes. The log was laid :
n such shape as to enable the engineer to :
mock it off More than hundred passen- )
,ers were on the train. A few nights pre- {
'iously an attempt was made to wreck an !
ohio and Mississippi train, between Shoals {
md Huron by piling cross-ties on the track, .
'ut the engineer saw them in time to reverse 9
ne engine. The obstruction was strong
nough to throw off the cab.
A mortgage of $4,000, 900 against the Cen +
raj Railroad Company of New Jersey has r
een filed in Wilkesbarre in the office of the -
ecorder of deeds. It is in favor of the Central :
rust Company of New York, is dated July, 7
8s7, and is to run 100 years, bearing five per
ent. interest.
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